Cape May Star ann Wiaue

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yom APE MAY CITY, NEW JERSEY, SATURDAY, JUNE 21 i919 ALBERT R. freed MANAGER SUBSCRIP HON x1..0 f

(W 140000 WELCOMED py 9 (@ U (0 l 0 19] FIGHTERS _ FROM n ® CAPE MAY, AY POINT, AND LOWER TOWNSHIP GET BIG WELCOME AND ENTERTAINME Dine at Colonial erally outdid herself on en she gave a "Wel ould Home" reception to | her in conjunction with West ‘Cape May, Cape Muy Point and Lower Township, tendered a greeting to the boys that will rest in their measories for years to come. ix a‘clock sharp, the boys were assembled at the City Hall, where each one was given a red carnation. The West Cape May unit arrived in a body, headed by their Mayor and j Councilmen. The line was formed at Colonial Hotel. i tic townfolk cheered the boys all along the line of march, while Washington Street was beautifully decorated from one end to the other with flags and bunting.

At the Colonial a "big feed" was enjoyed by all. . . The men then marched to the Convention Hall where the | townpeople were given the opportunity to shake hands with their boys. After the reception an entertainment was . provided which was composed of the best talent that could be secured friim New rk. Mayor Melvin welcomed the boys home. The following is the list of men who served in Army and Navy, who were received home by the joint committee of the Township of Lower, Cape May Point, West Cape" May, and Cape May City on Thursday Evening, June 19, 1919, Army Claude B. Phillips, Frank A. Shields, Jacob Tenenbaum, Charles H. Smith, r., Robert D. Biattner, James J. O‘~ Shaughnessy, | Alonso | Hollingubesd, William B. Gibson, Edward Reeves, Edgar K. Dawson, Howard J. Barnett, Henry M. Kearns, Barclay I. Schellinger, George VanZant, Charles Ewing, William C. Mecray, John C.Morrison, . McCullough, Floyd Hoffman, J. George , Norman S. Taylor, Alfredo DiReco, William Shaw, Spicer Oliver, Walter Peterson, Steve Kearns, Augustus S. Hines, ‘Perey d‘Romtra, . Phillips, Walter C. Mottet, Ir, William E. Camp, Carl S. Elliott, Charles Harker, Robert Hand, George Learning, Howrd Annison, | William Selvy, David Cooper, Joseph Edmunds, Edgar A. Draper, Clarence Green, Willian Jarman, Grant Robinson, Wilham Owens, Frank Finiman, Augustine Ferrandez, Elisha E. Almond, Wayman Cooper, Milford | Finniman, Cephus Hight, Wiliam Walker, Ira . Hunt, Benjamin Tranks, Isase G. Harris. bus Ross Hollingshead, Thomas Woolson, Charles W. Goeltz, Enoch Ellie Roseman, J. LeRoy Wilson, James C. Hand, Charles R. Hoffman, . Howard Tenenbaum, | William | Halpin . Hill, Alexander W. Haldeman, | Edward Ratty, Rodger W. Hawn, Alexander C. Lyle, F. Goodell Eldrege, Orion H. Reeves, George C. Hand, Allen Konowitch, Ronald E. Quidort, George B. Little, Samue! M. Schellenger, Harr S. Mecray, Albert B. Little, Alfred E , John L. Cain, Alonzo L. Speace, m Thompson, Alonzo Vasser. Emmanppedicrppaneed TWO CROOKS CAPTURED Lawrence Lyke and W. E. Cham bers, said to be of Winnipeg, Canada, and who passed quantity of worthless checks both here and at Wildwood recently, were captured . at Wilkes: Barre, Pa. last week. It in said that a long record of past thievery was pinned on them. measDr. Clarence S. Eldredge, Oculist, of Philadelphia, is at Cape Mey f7 the season. . Those in need of glanses or having trouble with their «ys can consult him Evenings or Saturdays, eomer Broadway and Third Avenue, West Cape May. b-24 tf.

TCA Nabi ca BIG FOURTH CELEBRATIO CITY AUTHORITIES, COOPERATING WITH ORGANIZATIONS UNDE WAR AND NAVY DEPARTME INSURE THE BIGGEST IN. DEPENDENCE DAY ON COAST. BASEBALL FIELO SPORTS, VAUDEVILLE \ + Invcmmmmmed Cape May City, cooperating with War Camp | Community | ervice, Jewish Welfare Board, Red Cross, Y. M. C. A, and the K. or C., will this year celebrate the birthday of our Nation in a manner that will not only be in keeping with this city‘s well known reputation for thorough-going patriotism, but in keeping with the spirit of the times, which is to honor and assist the men in Service, both of the Navy and the Army. Mayor Melvin and his colleagues on the Board of City Commissioners we patriotically merging their program of celebration with that of the War Camp Community Service and the other organizations mentioned above. Cape May City is to be congratulated upon the fact that it has for its Mayor a man of the type of Mr. Melvin, who is a man of virile Americanism and one who keeps in intimate touch with all progressive movements for. the betterment of American life throughout the country. On Tuesday morning, Mr. Ziegler, Director of the local War Camp Community Service, appeared before the City Commissionern and outlined a plan for celebrating the Fourth of July in which all the various ormizations working in the city under the auspices of the War and Na Departments are taking part. . He stated that these organizations did not

wish to duplicate the city‘s program, or conflict with it, but offered to cooperate with the city in providing a day‘s program which will not only do credit to the city but at the shme time enlist the enthusiatic ‘support of the men in the.service and provide a program of recreation for them. Sees CPO Pe o Oe ree the Beard of Trade, met with representatives of the W. C. C. S, Red Croms, Army Hospital, J, W. B, Y. M..C. A., and K. of C. in the Red Cross building at ld Bose Hospital, where tentative arrangements were made lnvuditin ihrem beraverithiodbormtsnnesed The program includes‘n field and athletic meet, to be held on or near the beach, not far from Convention Hall. The various stunts will be par[ticipated in by the men at the Hospital, Wimsahickon Barracks, Naval Air Station and the Section Base. Trophies and medals will be awrded to the winners of the-different contests. — This part of the program will be conducted from 9:30 to 11 a. m. 2 From 11 a. m. to 12 noon, a program of music and patriotic readings, with an address by a speaker of note, will take place in Convention Hall. Mayor Melvin will preside and will introduce the speaker of the day. Daring the day patriotic citizens of the town, together with the Red Cross, will provide automobiles to bring the convalescents and other service men from the Hospital to the Pier and Convention Hail, so that all will be given an opportunity to participate, In the afternoon, at 2:30, there will be a base ball game between two picked teams representing the Army and the Navy. Another feature of the afternoon‘s program will be a vaudeville sketch in Convention Hall. This show is being secured by Mr. Rosenfeld of the Jewish Welfare Board, who is making every effort to make this part of the program a success. The evening will be devoted to music and dancing at the Pier. The band that the city has hired for the summer will make its initial appearance in Cape May on that day, and there will be no lack of first class music to enliven the occasion. Those who are especially tireless in their effort to make the day a gain one, are Mayor Melvin, L. C. Ogden, president of the Board of Trade, Arthur Rosenfeld, representative of the Jewish Welfare Board, Captain Centre, of the Red Cross, Irvin W. Ziegler, Director of the War Camp Community Service, Lieut. Willard of the Army Hospital, Mr, Derbyshire of the Y. M. C. A., Mr. Cowell of the Knights of Columbus, and Mr, Gilbert C. Hughes., superintendent of the Convention Hall and Director of Amusements for the City. An interesting feature of the morning program will be a Ple-eating contest. The committee would like to have some of the patriotic . ledies] of the city contribute about twenty-five ples for this purpose. ~Lemonmeringue and custards are especially requested, Any one wishing to contribute a pie, or pies, should report the same either to Arthur Rosenfeld, Jewish Welfare Board, representative, 668 Washington Street. Keystone Telephone 321, or to Mr. Irvin W. Ziegler, Merchant«‘ — Notional | Bank Building: Keystone Telephone 375, or Beli 214, h

PATIENTS TRANSFERRED / The transfer of patients from General Hospital No. 11. has . diready started, according to reports received here. 50 jaw cuses were removed to Washington one day last week, The the Hospital Newspaper, has published its last issue. tion, which will probably not take place, however before the end of the season,

RECEIVES HONOR --- Commissioner William R. Sheppard has recently received the appointment as District Deputs Grand Master of | the 24th Masonic District | His first officin «itation Was. on — Tuesdays June ti, at the Cape Island Lodge. This appointment is considered . a di&tinetive honor in Masonic cireles lind on, \chich reflects upon the lodge, land city

°S0 F0 | MENTIO AENTER agam PERSONAL PARA GRAPHS OF THE COMING ANL GOING OF CAPE May vistors AND RESIDENTS, A. W. Shields, of Philadelphia, w a weekend visitor here. Mrs. J. A. Hess and daughter are guests at the Columbia. Dorothea T. Kelly, of Philadéiph ere. A. W. Willeet and family, of New York, are registered at the Columbi Miss Edith Barron is enjoying indefinite stay here. 1. D. Yocuum, a Philadelphia lawyer, is a visitor at Cape May, | Mr. and Mrs, A. W. Reynolds are ‘quests at the Hotel Columbia. | A. J. Herbert, of Philadelphia, was (n week-end guest at the Columbia. G. Borghi is visiting his charming daughters, the Misses Borghi, who are staying at the Columbia. Mr. and Mrs, C. W. Scott are sta g at Cape May for a sort time. Mrs. Wm. H. Wallace, of Kansas City, is enjoying the sea breezes at this resort. D. L. Brady and | Lieutenant E. Springman have been guests here for some time. County Superintendent A. W. Hand has been in attendance at the State University at New Brunswick, N. J., for the Summer Field Meet of the Agricultural College. William J. Gray, R. E. Hoffer, N. S. Smith, and C, C. Warner, are regis tered at the Columbia. It is understood that they are here on government business. PCL 335.0 324 Salem, are guests at Cape May for some time. M. W. Hughes | was a weekend visitor here, Mrs. C. A. VanDerveort was a guest at the Windsor Hotel. F. T. Craig and wife, of Newark; spent an enjoyable time at Cape May recently. Lieut. and Mrs. T. H. Hughey are enjoying a short sojourn at this lke sort Bertram E. LaMontagne, of New York, is registered at the Windbor. Mr. Crosby Boyd, of Philadelphia, is here for the season. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Ramsey PS3 Quaker City visitors here. Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Lannet spent | a few days enjoying the ‘bathing and fishing. A. T. Davenport, of Wilmington, Del., was here for a fortnight: A party consisting of Mrs. J. Gouran, A. V., N. C. Gouran and Miss

® Thomas H. Thomas spent | a | few {days greeting old | acquaintances | in Cape May and vicinity. John P. Thomas was here on business recentiy. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Britz, of New York City, are registered at the Windsor Hotel. Mr. A. H. Steinbecker, of Philadelphis, is at the Columbia for a few days. J. J. Edwards, of Camden, N. J., ‘was here on business, the past week. Mre. Blanche Babcock and daughter, Miss Laura, of Philadelphia, spent a ‘short sojourn at the Columbia. |_ Mre. L. M. Brown and Mr. Brown‘s icousin, Mrs. Levi Dixon, of Bennett, left Capa May last Tuesday for a short pleasure trip, and a visit with Mrs. Dixon‘s cousin, of Cleveland, O. They will return next week by way of Buffalo and Niagara Falls, Mre. B. L. Kunkel has opened her Ocean Street cottage for the summer. She has been visiting Mrs. Elizabeth Graybill, of Harrisburg, | and | Mra. David Longenecker, of Philadelphia. Mins Mildred Besson, of German town, is spending a two weeks‘ vacation at the Devon. fverett Roberts, of Philadelphia, was a weekend visitor, Mrz. Frank Coyne and Armond Come, of New York, spent last week at the Devon. Charles Wells is here for the sumMr. and Mrs. James E. Boorn spent last week at th> home of his parents, Schenectady, N. Y. Mrs. George R. MacKentic was a week-end visitor at Cape May, --mea --- TO ARRIVE ON 20TH William Hewitt, a former editor of the "Star and Wave," who enlisted in the Naval Reserve at the outbreak of the war, will arrive at New York on the 20th, after 19 months oversems service, mecording to m despatch received at this office. Hewitt has been stationed at Gibraltar, and will make the trip here on the U.-S. S. Lake Elizabeth. -- mew. BCREEN YOUR ROUSE den tools of the best makes. CHAS. A. SWAIN, . 805-807 Jackson Street, Cape May, N. J.

PACT thi tera tsgi| a) jo od t c "a oe of a C erry-go-rounds, corner of Madison PUC R Sty d Avenues, will open Saturday, June 28, 1919, for he season. Come and bring the children and spend the day. Don‘t forget the date, AfTCiE Ak FET EJE] Pc > all Mothers don‘t worry when your children are | at the Merry-go-round, because they are always | afe. Remember the date-JUNE 28TH, 1919. L6J 5 6) L4 64 Sl 1 Hl 14 57. C Manager.

WILL CHALLENGE FOR TROPHY CAPE MAY YACHTSMEN may Plooc Llc ue 7: eS 13 HALL TROPHY FROM RIVER SIDE YACHT CLus. It is rumored in yachting circles that Cape May yachtsmen will make a decided effort to capture and retain the Coxe Hall trophy this year. The trophy wan won by Captain B. Arishoff, in his speedy craft, Dora I1, in a race in 1916. This took the prize to the Riverside Yacht Club, To be [privileged to race for it this season, Cape May boatmen most issue a challenge. ‘The stipulations state that the race must be held on the annual regatts day of the Corinthian Yacht Club. Although there is a joint regutta scheduled between the Coriuthians and the Cape May Yacht Club, this will not suffice, but a must be issued in proper form. — Such a challenge will undoubtedly be accepted by the Riverside sportsmen. A race for this trophy would prove unusually popular this year. George R. Foulk, Jr. David J. H. Bacon, and E. Paul duPont are the new owners of the famous Bedouin which showed old time form in the run here recently. ‘The Bedouin was the fastest boat on the river some time back. Dr. Eugene Swayne, who has recently been in the service, was a well known yachteman who came down on the Mermaid. His name will be con nected with the old Eugenia, whicn sailed to many victory. Lady Jane 11, owned by Mrs. Slide, is one of the comers. It made an unusally good showing in the Cape May race, and will bovnpiid tun in be handicaps this year. Commodore Morris was par by important business, and was unable to bring his Lu Lu down in the Cape An extraordinarily good yackting ason is looked forward to by thore Interested in the game. --mea -- POSTAGE GOES DOWN On and after the first of July, the ates of postage will resume. their ormal proportions. Postmasters will redeem all cards ind stamped envelopes, printed or unNo redemptions will be ade in cash, . however, . nor . will y redemption whatever be allowed n three cent adhesive stamps. --soe0e-.-._-. HEATERS

Many people here are taking ad« vantage of the dull seaon to order and install their caloric heaters for what promises to be a very early fall, and a cold winter. This early action will eliminate any trouble they might have to securing one in the October rush, ---«seee ---. LAFAYETTE OPENs The Hotel Lafayette opened last week, thoroughly renovated, and with s competent staff to handle the crowds of an unusually busy: season. . The Lafayette has been under the same management, that of John Tracy and Company, for 80 inplank Wh years. TO BUILD TEMPLE It is rumored That sometime in the near future, the Cupe Island Lodge, No, 20. Free and Accepted Masons, will construct m large costly. temple, which will be in accordance with the growth of the Ledge. An Investigat« ing Committee as heen appointed to ok after varions details incident. to its construction, It is probable bist the new temple will be built on Washington: Street, between Ocean and Franklin Streets. --_-_-ssen-_._ FRESH MILK-Delivered the day it i produccd. Phone, Keystone 156-y E. H. Phillips, Ir. MILLINEIEY Mats for nll oceasions. . A good itsortment of sport hats in a variety f color and styles, . Children‘s hats interesting prices. LOTDE R. HILLMAN 220 PERRY ST * Cape May, N. J. Jut Tucedayn,